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Australian Orchid Conservationists Fight Back
Its amazing what you can come up with when you visit Google's News Search
(http://news.google.com), and type 'orchid' into the search field. This story from the Melbourne Age newspaper (http://tinyurl.com/v32a) is currently only a few hours old, and outlines some of the steps different groups are taking to protect threatened orchid species. As well as the possible discovery of a new species! It's a little light on binomial nomenclature, but hey - this is a weekend broadsheet newspaper after all. Still interesting. Along with all the other local orchid news stories to be found at Google's news search. Happy hunting. Best, Matthew |
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Australian Orchid Conservationists Fight Back
Personally, thru this article, ausdigi's photos on APBO and Tony Watkinson's
presentation (to come up Wed on OrchidSafari) I think Aussie terrestrails will be the next rage orchid. I think they may even grow outdoors here in Calif. I know many people see ausdigi's photos and want some for themselves. (or maybe I should speak for myself. If I could figure out how to get them here I'd buy a flask in a heartbeat. K Barrett "sneff" sneff at d2 dot net dot au wrote in message s.com... Its amazing what you can come up with when you visit Google's News Search (http://news.google.com), and type 'orchid' into the search field. This story from the Melbourne Age newspaper (http://tinyurl.com/v32a) is currently only a few hours old, and outlines some of the steps different groups are taking to protect threatened orchid species. As well as the possible discovery of a new species! It's a little light on binomial nomenclature, but hey - this is a weekend broadsheet newspaper after all. Still interesting. Along with all the other local orchid news stories to be found at Google's news search. Happy hunting. Best, Matthew |
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Australian Orchid Conservationists Fight Back
Yes they will grow outside in California.
I don't understand why you can't get them there, they are a dime a dozen here. There must be importers over there bringing them in? "K Barrett" wrote in message news:uAztb.9313$Dw6.63697@attbi_s02... Personally, thru this article, ausdigi's photos on APBO and Tony Watkinson's presentation (to come up Wed on OrchidSafari) I think Aussie terrestrails will be the next rage orchid. I think they may even grow outdoors here in Calif. I know many people see ausdigi's photos and want some for themselves. (or maybe I should speak for myself. If I could figure out how to get them here I'd buy a flask in a heartbeat. K Barrett "sneff" sneff at d2 dot net dot au wrote in message s.com... Its amazing what you can come up with when you visit Google's News Search (http://news.google.com), and type 'orchid' into the search field. This story from the Melbourne Age newspaper (http://tinyurl.com/v32a) is currently only a few hours old, and outlines some of the steps different groups are taking to protect threatened orchid species. As well as the possible discovery of a new species! It's a little light on binomial nomenclature, but hey - this is a weekend broadsheet newspaper after all. Still interesting. Along with all the other local orchid news stories to be found at Google's news search. Happy hunting. Best, Matthew |
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Australian Orchid Conservationists Fight Back
"K Barrett" wrote in message news:uAztb.9313$Dw6.63697@attbi_s02...
Personally, thru this article, ausdigi's photos on APBO and Tony Watkinson's presentation (to come up Wed on OrchidSafari) I think Aussie terrestrails will be the next rage orchid. I think they may even grow outdoors here in Calif. I know many people see ausdigi's photos and want some for themselves. (or maybe I should speak for myself. If I could figure out how to get them here I'd buy a flask in a heartbeat. K Barrett Not sure exactly where in California you're talking about but most are hardy down to at least 32F. I imagine they'd do well in many parts of California. Some suggest getting the necessary fungal relationships outside of Australia might be an issue but I really don't think there is enough info available draw any conclusions about this (I'm not convinced that reports of Aussie orchids dying in other countries was due to a lack of suitable fungi and not poor culture). It's interesting to hear that they are on the way to becoming the next 'big thing' in the states. They're still struggling for recognition in Australia!!! While things are slowly changing, you still have to move in certain crowds to know how the get hold of them. While those crowds are quite open to newcomers the problem for the newcomer is knowing they exist in the first place. Andrew |
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Australian Orchid Conservationists Fight Back
I have never seen them here at all. As far as I know many many of the
Australian orchids aren't imported over here. Sure we get the various Dendrobiums (Dockrillias) and of course the Sarcochilus, but these terrestrials and the Promenea hybrids forget it. I suppose I should contact Adelaide Orchids and see if they'd send a flask. As far as I know Adelaide is the only Ozzie firm with a branch in the US. K Barrett "Bolero" wrote in message u... Yes they will grow outside in California. I don't understand why you can't get them there, they are a dime a dozen here. There must be importers over there bringing them in? "K Barrett" wrote in message news:uAztb.9313$Dw6.63697@attbi_s02... Personally, thru this article, ausdigi's photos on APBO and Tony Watkinson's presentation (to come up Wed on OrchidSafari) I think Aussie terrestrails will be the next rage orchid. I think they may even grow outdoors here in Calif. I know many people see ausdigi's photos and want some for themselves. (or maybe I should speak for myself. If I could figure out how to get them here I'd buy a flask in a heartbeat. K Barrett "sneff" sneff at d2 dot net dot au wrote in message s.com... Its amazing what you can come up with when you visit Google's News Search (http://news.google.com), and type 'orchid' into the search field. This story from the Melbourne Age newspaper (http://tinyurl.com/v32a) is currently only a few hours old, and outlines some of the steps different groups are taking to protect threatened orchid species. As well as the possible discovery of a new species! It's a little light on binomial nomenclature, but hey - this is a weekend broadsheet newspaper after all. Still interesting. Along with all the other local orchid news stories to be found at Google's news search. Happy hunting. Best, Matthew |
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Australian Orchid Conservationists Fight Back
"Andrew" wrote in message
om... "K Barrett" wrote in message news:uAztb.9313$Dw6.63697@attbi_s02... Personally, thru this article, ausdigi's photos on APBO and Tony Watkinson's presentation (to come up Wed on OrchidSafari) I think Aussie terrestrails will be the next rage orchid. I think they may even grow outdoors here in Calif. I know many people see ausdigi's photos and want some for themselves. (or maybe I should speak for myself. If I could figure out how to get them here I'd buy a flask in a heartbeat. K Barrett Not sure exactly where in California you're talking about but most are hardy down to at least 32F. I imagine they'd do well in many parts of California. Some suggest getting the necessary fungal relationships outside of Australia might be an issue but I really don't think there is enough info available draw any conclusions about this (I'm not convinced that reports of Aussie orchids dying in other countries was due to a lack of suitable fungi and not poor culture). It's interesting to hear that they are on the way to becoming the next 'big thing' in the states. They're still struggling for recognition in Australia!!! While things are slowly changing, you still have to move in certain crowds to know how the get hold of them. While those crowds are quite open to newcomers the problem for the newcomer is knowing they exist in the first place. Andrew Well, that's IMHO they'll become the next big thing, *G*. I think they are much more interesting than the other terrestrials we see around here. They sure kick butt on Stenoglottis, and Bletilla, all rather ordinary IMHO. I wonder if regular garden catalogs would sell them rather than orchid vendors? I should go look. K Barrett |
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Australian Orchid Conservationists Fight Back
"K Barrett" wrote in message news:q9Ntb.214628$Tr4.619639@attbi_s03...
I have never seen them here at all. As far as I know many many of the Australian orchids aren't imported over here. Sure we get the various Dendrobiums (Dockrillias) and of course the Sarcochilus, but these terrestrials and the Promenea hybrids forget it. I suppose I should contact Adelaide Orchids and see if they'd send a flask. As far as I know Adelaide is the only Ozzie firm with a branch in the US. Nesbitt's Orchids seems to one of the few nurseries in Australia that specialize in the terrestrials, and they will export dormant tuberoids if you have the proper import permits. As far as I know, they aren't on the web, but I think a google search may turn up a snail mail address. The problem with importing from Australia is the difference in seasons. Most of the Australian terrestrials are winter growers with a strict requirement for dry summer dormancy, and they seem very, very slow to switch over to a northern hemisphere schedule. Unlike some of the epiphytes, they don't have the ability to skip a period of dormancy. I imported some tuberoids from Nesbitt's about six years ago. They arrived in our spring, ready for a cool winter growing period, and few of them thrived in our hot summer. In a few years, all I had left was one Pterostylis. If you get hold of some, you should probably plan on growing them under lights in a cool room, for at least a few years until they can switch over to our seasons (if they ever do). Nick -- myrmecodia-at-yahoo-dot-com |
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Australian Orchid Conservationists Fight Back
The problem with importing from Australia is the difference in seasons. Most of the Australian terrestrials are winter growers with a strict requirement for dry summer dormancy, and they seem very, very slow to switch over to a northern hemisphere schedule. Unlike some of the epiphytes, they don't have the ability to skip a period of dormancy. I imported some tuberoids from Nesbitt's about six years ago. They arrived in our spring, ready for a cool winter growing period, and few of them thrived in our hot summer. In a few years, all I had left was one Pterostylis. If you get hold of some, you should probably plan on growing them under lights in a cool room, for at least a few years until they can switch over to our seasons (if they ever do). Nesbitt's also sell flasks - that may overcome the acclimatisation problem. Cordially, Phil -- ################################################## ############################# Dr Phil Diamond Department of Mathematics, University of Queensland, Brisbane,AUSTRALIA 4072. Tel +61 7 3365 3253 Fax +61 7 3365 1477 |
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Australian Orchid Conservationists Fight Back
Oohh! Good point!!
K Barrett "Myrmecodia" wrote in message om... "K Barrett" wrote in message news:q9Ntb.214628$Tr4.619639@attbi_s03... I have never seen them here at all. As far as I know many many of the Australian orchids aren't imported over here. Sure we get the various Dendrobiums (Dockrillias) and of course the Sarcochilus, but these terrestrials and the Promenea hybrids forget it. I suppose I should contact Adelaide Orchids and see if they'd send a flask. As far as I know Adelaide is the only Ozzie firm with a branch in the US. Nesbitt's Orchids seems to one of the few nurseries in Australia that specialize in the terrestrials, and they will export dormant tuberoids if you have the proper import permits. As far as I know, they aren't on the web, but I think a google search may turn up a snail mail address. The problem with importing from Australia is the difference in seasons. Most of the Australian terrestrials are winter growers with a strict requirement for dry summer dormancy, and they seem very, very slow to switch over to a northern hemisphere schedule. Unlike some of the epiphytes, they don't have the ability to skip a period of dormancy. I imported some tuberoids from Nesbitt's about six years ago. They arrived in our spring, ready for a cool winter growing period, and few of them thrived in our hot summer. In a few years, all I had left was one Pterostylis. If you get hold of some, you should probably plan on growing them under lights in a cool room, for at least a few years until they can switch over to our seasons (if they ever do). Nick -- myrmecodia-at-yahoo-dot-com |
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Australian Orchid Conservationists Fight Back
Thank you! I've made a note!
K "Phil Diamond" wrote in message ... The problem with importing from Australia is the difference in seasons. Most of the Australian terrestrials are winter growers with a strict requirement for dry summer dormancy, and they seem very, very slow to switch over to a northern hemisphere schedule. Unlike some of the epiphytes, they don't have the ability to skip a period of dormancy. I imported some tuberoids from Nesbitt's about six years ago. They arrived in our spring, ready for a cool winter growing period, and few of them thrived in our hot summer. In a few years, all I had left was one Pterostylis. If you get hold of some, you should probably plan on growing them under lights in a cool room, for at least a few years until they can switch over to our seasons (if they ever do). Nesbitt's also sell flasks - that may overcome the acclimatisation problem. Cordially, Phil -- ################################################## ########################## ### Dr Phil Diamond Department of Mathematics, University of Queensland, Brisbane,AUSTRALIA 4072. Tel +61 7 3365 3253 Fax +61 7 3365 1477 |
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Australian Orchid Conservationists Fight Back
That may be true but there are australian orchid nurseries that do export
orchids. Do some searches, you might be surprised. "K Barrett" wrote in message news:q9Ntb.214628$Tr4.619639@attbi_s03... I have never seen them here at all. As far as I know many many of the Australian orchids aren't imported over here. Sure we get the various Dendrobiums (Dockrillias) and of course the Sarcochilus, but these terrestrials and the Promenea hybrids forget it. I suppose I should contact Adelaide Orchids and see if they'd send a flask. As far as I know Adelaide is the only Ozzie firm with a branch in the US. K Barrett "Bolero" wrote in message u... Yes they will grow outside in California. I don't understand why you can't get them there, they are a dime a dozen here. There must be importers over there bringing them in? "K Barrett" wrote in message news:uAztb.9313$Dw6.63697@attbi_s02... Personally, thru this article, ausdigi's photos on APBO and Tony Watkinson's presentation (to come up Wed on OrchidSafari) I think Aussie terrestrails will be the next rage orchid. I think they may even grow outdoors here in Calif. I know many people see ausdigi's photos and want some for themselves. (or maybe I should speak for myself. If I could figure out how to get them here I'd buy a flask in a heartbeat. K Barrett "sneff" sneff at d2 dot net dot au wrote in message s.com... Its amazing what you can come up with when you visit Google's News Search (http://news.google.com), and type 'orchid' into the search field. This story from the Melbourne Age newspaper (http://tinyurl.com/v32a) is currently only a few hours old, and outlines some of the steps different groups are taking to protect threatened orchid species. As well as the possible discovery of a new species! It's a little light on binomial nomenclature, but hey - this is a weekend broadsheet newspaper after all. Still interesting. Along with all the other local orchid news stories to be found at Google's news search. Happy hunting. Best, Matthew |
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